Basic properties

With the correct formulation, finished products made of Baypren^® display the following characteristic properties in addition to their excellent rubber-elastic behavior:

• resistance to weathering, both in dry and humid climates.
• excellent combustion behavior
• average resistance to oils
• aging and heat resistance
• good tensile strength, tear and wear resistance
• high dynamic fatigue resistance
• resistance to water and a large number of chemicals over a long period
• good adhesion to suitably pretreated reinforcing substrates consisting of textiles, metals or glass fibers
• resistance to fungi and soil bacteria
• low gas permeability
• electrical properties sufficient for a large number of applications

The suitability of a Baypren^® compound for a particular application should be established by relevant testing. Thanks to this excellent set of properties, Baypren^® is being used for the production of highly stressed rubber articles in many sectors, primarily in the automotive industry, mechanical engineering, plant construction, ship-building, mining and mineral oil production. The properties of Baypren^® vulcanizates are influenced by the type of modification of the raw polymer (i.e. precrosslinking, sulfur, xanthogendisulfide).